Copyright Notice
Dedication
Prepare to launch
Gone in a flash
A brief, but useful, morsel of history
Take me to your bleeder
What didn’t happen next
Back to Nicholas, Henrietta, and a soon-to-be-named package of ground beef
At your service
Big news
What’s news?
All aboard!
A word about pirates
Welcome to the universe
And a word about names
What lies beneath
Understanding
War and peace
A bit about getting from here to there
Diplomacy
Sfumbles
An end to all wars
Let’s get all hyper
On the run
We are keeping you in our thoughts
A captive audience
Quick thinking
Grabbity
Getting sold on the idea
An offer you shouldn’t refuse
Old news about news
Is this any way to treat a star?
A word about zombies
Action!
Join the party
Hatching an escape
First, a word
Bits and pieces
One for all and … ewwww.… ick … yuck …
The daily grind
Speaking of death
Oh-glitterated!
Sick-tempered tyrant
A word about spott, and an afterthought about Morglob
Super duper
So much hasn’t happened so far
Spott gets home
Did you hear the one about…?
In concert
Out of concert
Curtain call
Sole survivor
At the heart of the matter
And then …
And still pretty much then …
You’re elected
Last words
The end of life as we know it
Excerpt: The Clone Conspiracy
Reading and Activity Guide
Starscape Books by David Lubar
About the Author
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
EMPEROR OF THE UNIVERSE
Copyright © 2019 by David Lubar
Reader’s guide copyright © 2019 by Tor Books
The Clone Conspiracy excerpt copyright © 2019 by David Lubar
All rights reserved.
Cover art by Adam Larkum
A Starscape Book
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ISBN 978-1-250-18923-3 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-1-250-18924-0 (ebook)
eISBN 9781250189240
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First Edition: July 2019